This was run on good going and
the weather was clear. It took place on 23rd March and the time was 10 mins 12secs.
Tom Skelton (Tom Tagg ) was riding in his fourth Grand National and finished fourth).

GRAND
NATIONAL 1888

I am very grateful to John
Davis who, somehow, managed to get hold of news footage of the race and allows it to be
included below:-

Pos.

Horse

Jockey

Owner

1

PLAYFAIR

Mawson

Mr E W Baird

2

FRIGATE

Mr W Beasley

Mr Maher

3

BALLOT BOX

W Nightingall

Mr P Nickall

4

RINGLET

T Skelton

Lord Rodney

also

ALADDIN

Mr C W Waller

Mr L de Rothschild

also

JEANIE

H Barker

Mr Abington

also

GAMECOCK

Captain E R Owen

Mr E Benzon

also

MAGIC

A Hall

HRH The Prince of Wales

also

THE BADGER

A Nightingall

Baron C de Tuyll

also

USNA

Mr H Beasley

Mr J Gubbins

also

SAVOYARD

Mr George Lambton

Baron W Schroeder

also

JOHNNY LONGTAIL

Dollery

Mr A Yates

also

BELLONA

Mr C J Cunningham

Mr T B Miller

also

SPAHI

T Kavanagh

Mr J Gubbins

also

OLD JOE

W Daniells

Mr A J Douglas

also

CHANCELLOR

Mr W H Moore

Mr E Wardour

also

KINFAUNS

J Page

Mr T Brinckman

also

THE FAWN

Mr E P Wilson

Lord Cholmondeley

also

TRAP

G Lowe

Mr Churtin

also

CORK

Mr W Woodland

Mr Adrian

Betting

7/1

Usna

8/1

Chancellor

10/1

The Badger

100/9

Ringlet

100/8

Frigate

100/6

Bellona

18/1

Old Joe

20/1

Trap

20/1

Gamecock

20/1

The Fawn

25/1

Ballot Box

25/1

Savoyard

25/1

Magic

33/1

Aladdin

33/1

Spahi

40/1

Playfair

40/1

Johnny Longtail

100/1

Kinfauns

100/1

Cork

1000/5

Jeanie

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